Guidelines for the technical assessment of harmonic, flicker and unbalance emission limits for PV-distributed generation

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1247-1257

  Hernandez J C ^a   Ortega, M J ^a   De La Cruz, J ^b   Vera, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b Endesa SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distribution networks; Flicker; Harmonics; Photovoltaic; Standards; Voltage unbalance

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; FLICKER; HARMONICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; VOLTAGE UNBALANCE;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

STANDARDS;

EID: 79956089667     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2011.03.012     Document Type: Review

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